Prerequisites: PHYS 240A or consent of instructor
Description: Topics include measur- ing the Fermi surface, band structure, electron scat- tering, electron-electron interactions, surface effects, classification of solids, cohesive energy, classical and quantum harmonic crystals, and phonon dispersion relations. Students whose research is related to con- densed matter physics receive a letter grade; other students receive a letter grade or
Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade.